Residents and visitors to St. Louis Park, Minnesota, can look forward to celebrating community spirit at the upcoming Grand Day Parade, part of the annual Parktacular festivities. According to a social media post from the City of St. Louis Park, the parade will march through the city on Saturday, June 14, from noon to 2 p.m., starting from 40th & Joppa and ending at the Rec Center on 3700 Monterey Drive.
Parade staging will begin promptly at 9 a.m. Portions of Joppa, Inglewood, and Huntington avenues, along with parts of West 37th, 38th, and 39th streets, are marked in yellow on the map for reference. Residents on these streets should be aware that access to their homes will be limited between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. that day, as per the City of St. Louis Park.
For those coming to watch, remember that parking will be prohibited along the parade route, indicated by red arrows on the provided map, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. This means you’ll want to secure parking ahead of time or use alternative transportation methods to get to the parade. Additionally, cross-access through Park Commons and Monterey Drive will be blocked off from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
The city suggests finding alternate routes to avoid inconvenience. Although the parade is slated to conclude by 2:30 p.m., exact end times could slightly vary. Yet the city's announcement concludes on a high note, underlining the importance of the event for St. Louis Park with a simple directive: "But most importantly, HAVE FUN!"
